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I read a translation of (some recent version of) the PRC constitution once. It didn't strike me as materially different from any modern democracy's, and include
by nknighthb 12y ago
I read a translation of (some recent version of) the PRC constitution once. It didn't strike me as materially different from any modern democracy's, and included private property protections.
Reading it can be pretty surreal, but it's really just a reminder that laws of any sort are worthless unless there is a societal respect for the rule of law.
- kposehn 12y agoThe main difference between China and the US in this instance is that the US is governed by the rule of (some very screwed up) law. The PRC is governed by a party, and the rule of law is not actually the final word.